Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings is the 1994 American direct-to-video sequel to the 1988 horror film Pumpkinhead. It was directed by Jeff Burr and stars Andrew Robinson, Ami Dolenz,and Soleil Moon Frye.
Plot teaser
When five teenagers unwittingly resurrect a demon, nobody is safe from the creature’s bloody rampage. But this monster is different: inside its demonic frame dwells the soul of a boy murdered years ago. Can the evil creature be killed without destroying the innocent boy trapped within?
According to Jeff Burr on the DVD’s audio commentary, a few short seconds were cut from the film in order to avoid an NC-17. These were mainly from Pumpkinhead clawing up the farmer in the first death scene, and from the monster’s own death at the end.
A video game adaptation, Bloodwings: Pumpkinhead’s Revenge, was released for DOS in 1995. The game sold poorly at the time of its release and received little attention. The game is a first-person shooter and includes several video clips taken from Pumpkinhead II.
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Reviews
“Pumpkinhead II is a low-budget, direct-to-video horror sequel to a moderately well-known film that does enough fun stuff to not make me hate it. Director Jeff Burr has crafted a fairly entertaining hard-R little creature feature tossing plenty of overblown gore and corny story elements my way for me to get on board with it. Bottom line: I had fun watching this film.” DVD Verdict
“It’s a bit of fun while it lasts, at least the direction is half decent on this one and there are glimpses of the original’s rich atmosphere, albeit glitzier. After the first half hour or so the kills come fast and furious and a decapitation is the highlight, amongst some limbs lost, a great impaling and lots of blood splattering on walls.” Oh, The Horror!
“Plot holes and logic gaps abound for sure, but dammit, I’m just gonna let Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings be great. Well, not great. As I said, not even good. It’s certainly inferior to the original film. Geez, I was expecting to point at this movie and laugh…but we had a good time together, ol’ P-Head and I. And that’s one to grow on.” Final Girl
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